Right? Everyone was looking at me like that too!I do the same when Home Depot has them on sale. I get some strange looks from people it’s funny
I've heard that the expert grill brand the walmart charcoal is made by royal oak so it is the same stuff in a different bag, anyone else heard this? I've tryed the cheap Walmart charcoalband I can tell any difference from the royal oak.
The bag I got was all while peices I held one up to a royal oak peice looked the same to me.It’s possible. I’ve heard the cheaper stuff could be the cast offs of the same briquettes. Broken pieces etc.
I've heard that the expert grill brand the walmart charcoal is made by royal oak so it is the same stuff in a different bag, anyone else heard this? I've tryed the cheap Walmart charcoalband I can tell any difference from the royal oak.
Yeah last time I was in Lowes they sold all the RO and had a different brand for 7.99 for 16lb bag. Sorry but I can't remember the name of the new brand they went to. For my money I'll just stay with the expert griller bag for 5.99 16lbs until th other stuff goes on sale for cheaper. I only use 1 chimney in my offset smoker as a base to getbabbit started then I add sticks of what ever wood I'm smoking with as need throughout the cook. And I have a little 14in weber kettle style grill only uses about 1/2 chimney. The rest of my grills/ smoker's are propane.Walmart's Expert Grill, Home Depot's Embers, and several grocery store brands are all Royal Oak Ridge "seconds." The Royal Oak bags have Ridge briquettes with perfect stamps that weigh 1 ounce each. The store brands have broken pieces, imperfect stamps, and some briquettes with partially carbonized wood shavings. I've used both and found zero difference in performance or taste between them.
My guess is Lowes is switching to a store brand and off-loading the name brand version. I'd expect to see the introduction before the Memorial Day weekend.